![]() Bruteau’s optimism is radical it’s grounded in “the root of our being, securely held in the Absolute Being.” It is pragmatic because the belief then creates our reality. Bruteau writes, the wise Theosophist should run to. To will an unjust situation otherwise, we have to believe it can be otherwise. Radical Optimism shows us who we are and what we can do about the evil and suffering in the world and our own lives.- Ann Lynch, Catholic Library Review This is a timely reissue of one of the best books by Beatrice Bruteau, Catholic mystic and founder of the Schola Contemplationis. Willing, on the other hand, is the first step in actually changing the situation." The chapters tracing the human story from 50,000 years ago through the seventeenth century are themselves worth the price of admission, with vivid storytelling illuminating the huge role of markets and trade in material progressRead The Rational Optimist for its fascinating history of trade and economics. This book challenges the reader to confront difficulty with authentic spirituality. It admits that we believe we cannot change it. Radical Optimism is our deepest response to the immense challenges of our contemporary world and the expression of the most essential truth we can know: each of us is one with God, here and now. Wishing acknowledges the expected continuation of the undesired situation. THIS BOOK HELPED ME A LOT IN THE AREA OF HOW WE SEE TIME AND HOW OUR VALUES. "Our interior disposition should be a firm will that justice be done and that the situation be changed as soon as possible-and we should take all the actual concrete steps to do this-but at the same time, we need not indulge in wishing that things were, at any given moment, other than as they are. Radical Optimism: Practical Spirituality in an Uncertain World. ![]() Yet we pussy-foot around faith because it’s delusional, a systematized form of wishful thinking.īruteau is too astute to equate “wishing” with “willing.” Even the simplest among us know that people with positive attitudes are more fun to be around, that students rise to high expectations and that negative self-talk can be deadly. A territory most academics would shun as wishful thinking she delves into, delineating how, exactly, belief functions in our lives. Reading these words I was blown away by Bruteau’s courage. in Radical Optimism, Bruteau suggests that by engaging in contemplative practices, we come to know ourselves more authentically. Amongst these was Radical Optimism: Rooting Ourselves in Reality, which was published in 1993 a second edition was published in 2002. “Filling your mind, your imagination, your emotions, with the belief that you can do the good you intend is the most powerful help you can bring to bear on actual accomplishment.” In addition to numerous articles, Bruteau authored or edited twelve books. Bruteau posits that optimism is the “first and ineluctable step” toward demonstrating what is held by the belief within that optimism. Beatrice Bruteau was a brilliant scholar who integrated the studies of science, mathematics, philosophy, religion, and spirituality I read a book of hers every year for a dose of perspective.
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